Tomato grower says it is more lucrative to route electricity it generates onsite back to the grid

New LED lights at Belgian cherry tomato grower Tomerel could increase fruit yields even more than they have.

The company has found that at certain times of the day and year, it is more lucrative to route electricity it generates onsite back to the grid.

Thus, in the wintertime, the Antwerp-based outfit tends to switch off its Fluence-supplied LED toplights in the late afternoon and feeds the grid with electricity, which is more profitable during those hours than the extra yields the company might garner for growing more tomatoes.